Our programme of short courses varies by semester. This page will be updated as new courses are announced.
Click the relevant day of the week to find out which short courses usually have classes on that day and whether delivery is online or in-person.
Monday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster and York: England 1399-1485 | Online | 10am-12pm |
| Reading the New Testament: Letters of Peter and Jude | Online | 1.30pm-3.30pm |
| From Athens to Baghdad: Graeco-Arabic Literature and the Golden Age of Islam | Online | 6pm-8pm |
| Planetary Landscapes | Campus | 7pm-9pm |
| Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy | Online | 7pm-9pm |
Tuesday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ramesside Revival: Cultural and Artistic Renewal in New Kingdom Egypt | Campus | 11am-1pm |
| 21st Century Women Writers: Writers and Artists | Campus | 11am-1pm |
| Roman Britain: From Julius Caesar to the End of Rome | Online | 2pm-4pm |
| Ancient Greek History: An Introduction | Online | 6pm-8pm |
Wednesday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Forest of Equilibrium: Liverpool in Print, 1919-2022 | Campus | 11am-1pm |
| Preserved Through Time: Pompeii and Herculaneum | Ness Botanic Gardens | 2.30pm-4.30pm |
| Latin Reading Group | Online | 6pm-8pm |
| Scriptwriting for TV and Film with Adam Simpson | Campus | 6pm-8pm |
| Writing for Children and Young Adults | Online | 7pm-9pm |
Thursday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Absolute Beginners | Ness Botanic Gardens | 10am-12pm |
| Greek Reading Group | Online | 6pm-8pm |
| James Hanley: His Life and Writing | Campus | 6pm-8pm |
| The Story of Philosophy: Great Thinkers of Our Time | Campus | 6pm-8pm |
Friday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| The Monthly Novel: Italy | Campus | 11am-2.30pm |
Saturday
| Course | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Leyland: The 'Liverpool Medici' | Campus | 10am-1pm |
| The Rhododendrons of Ness Botanic Gardens | Ness Botanic Gardens | 10am-3pm |
| Ancient Mesopotamia in the Bronze Age | Campus | 10am-4pm |
| Writing About Walking | Campus | 10am-4pm |
| Pop Music's Hidden Histories: A Case Study of Glam Rock | Campus | 11am-1pm |
| The Visual Politics of 1960s Pop Music: Motown | Campus | 11am-1pm |
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